Worse, experts say they fear that no one would take warnings seriously, even with a storm headed their way. People in the region, especially those who’ve been through a bad nor’easter, think they know the worst of what Mother Nature can deliver. But even a minor hurricane that lands in the wrong spot at the wrong time would bring destruction far worse than the region has ever seen.

“When people ask me what the biggest risks to New York are in a hurricane, I say ‘New Yorkers,’” said Nicholas K. Coch, a professor of Coastal Geology at Queens College. “They think they’re immune.” Read More »